Upgrading help/advice

orangeman2003

orangeman2003

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Upgrading from the following parts

i7 2700k
Z77 A G45
2x4gb - corsair low profile ram ddr3
2x4gb - corsair ram ddr3
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler
Nvidia 1070 msi armor
XFX 650W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply
120gb ssd
240gb ssd
1080p monitor
corsair 300r
astro a50
keyboard/mouse/speakers ect

budget was £600-£650

Just bought a 8700k @ £267 new couldnt say no so 100% intel lol so £333-383 left

obv need board/ram/cooler

opinion? Thanks
 
You could reuse your current cooler first off and see how it copes. Just a matter of buying a small tube of thermal paste such as the Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut for £3.49. Obviously you will need something to clean the old paste off with as well if you don't have anything.


As for the board and ram then something like this ?


My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £280.48 (includes shipping: £10.50)
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ok great that's handy to know about the cooler thanks,

if i wanted to get something else that is good to pair with the i7 8700k what would you recommend? id rather stick to air also

Thanks
 
orangeman2003 said:
ok great that's handy to know about the cooler thanks,

if i wanted to get something else that is good to pair with the i7 8700k what would you recommend? id rather stick to air also

Thanks
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You would need to check how much clearance you have for a bigger cooler, as Corsair website says that case can take a 170mm cooler but a hardware review states differently. I wouldn't like to suggest something that might not fit.

Corsair says 170mm (Under tech specs):

https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categ...2707046&Link_name=Weekly+Deals:+Up+To+40%+Off

This Vortez review suggests that a 160mm might not fit:

https://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/corsair_300r_review,8.html


Your current cooler is 153mm according to the spec on Gelid website

http://gelidsolutions.com/thermal-solutions/cpu-cooler-tranquillo/
 
Ok lee thanks for the info

Might be better for a new case and just go AIO? i know budget is crap but do you know of anything which might not break the budget by much taking in to account a motherboard @ £120 and paste @ £5 and Ram @ £150
 
You could go with something like this for around £30 over your top budget. The Noctua colour scheme isn't to everyone's taste but they make nice quiet coolers. Also it doesn't block any ram slots so taller ram isn't a problem.


My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £414.92 (includes shipping: £0.00)​
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